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`Letters Patent IVO. 75,70%, dated March 17, 1868.

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ro ALL' uri-10M4 1T MAY concerns 1 4Be it known that I, EUGENE SCHMELTZ, of thecity, county, and State of New York, haveV invented 'a new and improved Mode of Securing, Fastening, or Lacing Together Belts of Leather', die.; and that the following description, taken in connection with the accompanyingdra'wings, hereinafter referred to, forms a full and exact specification of Ythe same, wherein I have. set forth the nature and principles of my`saidin1provement,

by which luy-invention may be distinguished from all others of a similar class, together with such parts as I claim and desire to have secured to meby Letters Patent.

The present invention rela-tes to the fastening or lacing together-of the ends to machine-belts or bands `more particularly, although it can be adapted to other purposes and the invention consists in'j'oining orfasten-i ing together theA two ends of abeltor bund, which at their ends are overlapped, the one upon the other, by me'ansof a lacing, cord or cords, or other lines, that is or are made, as the case may be, to pass fromone to Athe other of the Contact facesto the two ends of the belt as overlapped, and partially through the'thiokness of the belt,; as and in a ina-nner to be now in detail described, reference being' had to the accompanying plate of drawings, in whch-l I l l v Fignrel is a plan or face v iew of a` portion ofa belt whererjoined or laced toget-h'er,according to this invention.

Figure 2, a longitudinal section, taken in the plane' ot' the line :v w, o. 1,' but with' the overlapped ends pulled apart. I

l Figure 3, an edge view of the two ends of 'a belt as laced or joined together; and

Figure 4,1 perspective v-iew of a portion of a. belt. l A and B, in the drawings, representthe two ends to a machine-belt or band, which 'two ends are over'd lapped, the one 4upon the other.' C, a laeing,' cord, or string, bymeans of which the two ends, yA'and-B, are

secured or fastened together. .This eordlG'is passed from one contact facoD to the. other of the two ends t9 the belt,throurh pockets or loops E, madein'theleather of whichthe belt-erband is composed. These loops E are in any positions relative to eachv other, and at such points'or distances apart as may be found necessary A or requisite for this or thatV width or size ofthe beltor band. 'The cord passed through the loop, from one to the other, and from one cgntactface "of the belt to the otl1'er, as above s,tated,`is, before being used, rst tied withI a knot 'at one end to prevent the pulling .through when it is pulled upon to bring the two faces of the' belttogether, which being done, the cordis'then 'securedby tying a knot or'otherwise in its outer end.

From the above ldescription it is plainly obvious that thetwoV ends of the belt are fastened together, and in such a manner thatthe 1acing, eord or cords are entirely encased or embedded, astit were, within the body of the belt, the advantages of which will be hereinafter recited. v i

In order to enable the two ends of the belt or ba'nd to lie or be brought the more closely together, I intend to form, at suitable points in the Contact faces of the'two ends A and I3, cavitiesor recesses F, to receive the pockets E ofthe opposite contact face, thus allowing space for the lacing, cord onoords, to set in to the thicki ness of the belt. 'lheformation of these recesses or cavities F enables the loops or pockets to be the v'incre easily pierced by a bodliin or other suitable'instrument in the belt surface, a partial distance through'its thick ness, as before stated.' And, furthermoreffor the more perfect union of the two ends to the belt-,cement or other suitable adhesive material 4may beemployed between the contact faces. v

The-inner face 5f the belt is to have its overlapping end skived' or bevelled oif, for a more perfeottbcaring' on the pulleys or'wheels with which it-may have to come in contact.

Among the many advantages of my improved mode of securing or lacing belts, 3pc., may be here mentioned,

first, thatthere are no projecting parts ou the 'outside of the'belt where united together, wherebyau even, steady,`

and uniform friction can be be maintained upon the wheels or pulleys, 85o., when it isrunning; second, that it is much moresimple and cheap than the metallic or other fastenngs heretofore used, and caubej readily applied by any one to the 'various kiuds'of beltng present use; third, that in my improved uiode of fasten,

ing vor lacing, there are 'no metallic contrivances used, and'that' when used in rooms where steam is permanent,

suoli as distilleries, lite., it is not in any manner affected, as is the case with'others, the steam gradually oxidizing the metallic parts, thus loosening them, and wearing out the leethei` around the same.

Claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The irriprovemode of lacing together belts or bands, Snc., substantially as herein described, the same consisting in passing a lacing, corelor cords, or other lines, from one to the othei` of the contact faces tu the belt or band, 82o., where' overlapped, and partially through the thickness of same, substantially as specified.

` E. SCHMELTZ. Witnesses:

011s. FLEURY, Jr., JAS, Humm'. 

